The effects of resistance exercise on physical performance and health-related quality of life in prostate cancer patients: a systematic review

The effects of resistance exercise on physical performance and health-related quality of life in prostate cancer patients: a systematic review

Purpose Physical exercise has been shown to be an effective, safe, and quite inexpensive method to reduce cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and is currently in the process of establishing its relevance for cancer specific morbidity and mortality. The aim of this systematic review was to focu...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer Vol. 23; no. 8; pp. 2479 - 2497
Main Authors: Hasenoehrl, T., Keilani, M., Sedghi Komanadj, T., Mickel, M., Margreiter, M., Marhold, M., Crevenna, R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-08-2015
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Analysis
Blood lipids
Body Composition
Bone density
Cancer patients
Care and treatment
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Exercise therapy
Exercise Therapy - methods
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Mortality
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Pain Medicine
Physiological aspects
Prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Quality of Life
Rehabilitation Medicine
Review Article
Risk Factors
Systematic review
Androgen deprivation therapy
Muscular strength
Physical performance
Prostate cancer
Resistance exercise
Quality of life
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Summary:Purpose Physical exercise has been shown to be an effective, safe, and quite inexpensive method to reduce cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors and is currently in the process of establishing its relevance for cancer specific morbidity and mortality. The aim of this systematic review was to focus on specific effects of resistance exercise (RE) in the adjuvant therapy and rehabilitation of prostate cancer patients (PCaPs) receiving or having received androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Methods A systematic literature search focusing on relevant and peer-reviewed studies published between 1966 and September 2014, using PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Library databases, was conducted. Results The majority of studies demonstrated RE as an effective and safe intervention to improve muscular strength and performance, fatigue and quality of life (QoL) in PCaPs, while there is inconclusive evidence concerning cardiovascular performance, body composition, blood lipids, bone mineral density (BMD), and immune response. Conclusion Existing evidence leads to the conclusion that RE seems to be a safe intervention in PCaPs with beneficial effects on physical performance capacity and QoL. Nevertheless, further research in this field is urgently needed to increase understanding of exercise interventions in PCaPs.
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ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-015-2782-x